The same, but different: Introducing a new chapter at Journal of Biogeography

The Judith Masters Fund was established by JBI (Dawson, 2023) to increase access and/or reach for underrepresented scientists. Here, we announce an open call for proposals to provide funding for biogeography meetings/symposia . Priority will be given to those held in the Global South. The organisers would be offered a place on the Editorial Advisory Board and their opinions sought on future strategic direction of the journal. The Senior Editors would also offer advice and guidance on amplifying/publishing any outcomes from the meetings. JBI hopes to help fund two of these per year. In this way, we believe the journal can help improve access to the global scientific community for researchers from underrepresented areas and build a thriving biogeography community where it is most needed. Please contact the editorial office ([email protected]) with a brief proposal ( < 500 words) including a tentative budget if you are interested. We strongly believe that these updates, alongside the new editorial structure, will improve author experience. We shall thus en-deavour to maintain the highest standards of editorial service to our author community. After celebrating the 50th anniversary of the journal last year, we believe the best way we can serve the biogeography community is by implementing these changes, with hopefully more to come. This is a time to look ahead as an exciting new chapter for Journal of Biogeography begins.